Over the cliffs at Eaglehawk Neck in southern Tasmania, Kelp Gulls circle and rise, drawn in by the churned water and human presence promising an easy meal. As opportunists, they follow fishing boats along the coast, unmistakable in their yelping calls—the same sharp sound that echoes through movie scenes set by the sea. Though common in some places, their distribution is patchy across much of Australia’s shoreline. Noisy and chaotic, these birds pass overhead like a chorus that doesn’t quite fade, holding their place in the shifting soundscape of the sea.
Over the cliffs at Eaglehawk Neck in southern Tasmania, Kelp Gulls circle and rise, drawn in by the churned water and human presence promising an easy meal. As opportunists, they follow fishing boats along the coast, unmistakable in their yelping calls—the same sharp sound that echoes through movie scenes set by the sea. Though common in some places, their distribution is patchy across much of Australia’s shoreline. Noisy and chaotic, these birds pass overhead like a chorus that doesn’t quite fade, holding their place in the shifting soundscape of the sea.
